Terry, in our part of the world, at least prior to the PC thing,
Slavic people were somewhat looked down on.
Like any group who immigrated in large numbers and were really poor.
I'm young enough to not have seen what that was based on. I do know,
If not for them, Pa would have never moved much coal. And they are still digging.
Anyhow, it seems the Hunkies and Pollocks are the ones showing some smarts,
And they never did deserve the disrespect.
22250Rem,
You pointed out a major different between past European immigrants,
And today's immigrants.
The love for this country.
Look at Mad Mooners post of Gene Simmons.
Today's immigrants are looking at our country as a piggy bank, and the want to take from it
The past immigrants looked at it like a credit union. They wanted to put something in to it.
Build it up, work with it in ways to make themselves and the institution
